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On Wednesday the 18th of June, John Foxx will be performing Cathedral Oceans III in the Fellow’s Garden at Durham Castle as part of the Durham Arts Festival.

The press release for this event reads as follows...

From the 14th to the 21st of June, the city of Durham will host the inaugural Durham Arts Festival. An all inclusive program of visual art, film, workshops, lectures, theatre and musical events will provide opportunities for everyone to engage with the arts.

The Durham Arts Festival is a unique project both in its motivations and its management. The project has been brought together by a team of dedicated student volunteers from Durham University, who have managed all aspects of the event from programming and fundraising to marketing and co-ordination.

Exhibitors include: Lee Miller, Quentin Blake, Judith Kerr, Dariush Mehrjui, Martin Firrell and a very special presentation of John Foxx’s Cathedral Oceans III in the Fellow’s Garden of Durham Castle.

Created by pioneering electronic composer John Foxx, Cathedral Oceans III is a multimedia installation that comprises of a series of digitally composed stained glass windows projected directly onto the walls of Durham Castle. The piece comments on the deterioration of sacred spaces and looks to a future reconciled with nature. John will accompany the images with a live soundtrack, evoking the choral traditions of religious society to complete this rich presentation. Framed within the walls of Durham Castle, a Norman castle facing Durham Cathedral and overlooking the River Wear, this stunning use of high tech audio visual equipment in a World Heritage Site will create a sumptuous sensory experience that is bound to be one of the biggest audiovisual events in the North East this summer.

Rob

Wow. I really, really hope I can make it to this - this is one of the things he's always wanted for Cathedral Oceans

Excellent news!

I'm with Garry.
I can see CO really coming to life in this environment.

Absolutely...

There were plans to perform Cathedral Oceans in Ludlow many years ago, but that (sadly) came to nothing.

Rob

Wow, that all sounds very exciting! What a setting for the gig.

There's a chance I'll be away then - typically. We'll see...

Damn - what a shame. We can't go because we've booked to go to Genoa...

It's all about timing isn't it.



Durham will be a magnificent gig as the cathedral is one of the most stunning buildings in the country. I'm genuinely envious of anyone who gets the opportunity to go.

You mean they have come to nothing SO FAR...
Always worth a gentle reminder with a poking stick

Quite right - time to do a bit of nudging...

Rob

I'd def be over for that one in my neck of the woods...

(SUBLIMINAL HINT TO METAMATIC/JOHN'S MANAGEMENT/ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING FOLLOWS)

Is anyone going to film or record this event?

(SUBLIMINAL HINT ENDS)

Are you trying to say something?

Rob

might be

Just looked at the official site*, and if you're planning on going, you need to know that regarding Cathedral Oceans it says;

Tickets for this event are limited, so please book early

* http://www.durhamartsfestival.co.uk/films.html

However much I'd love to go to this event and it's something I've looked forward to for a long time, due to a commitment I have on the 19th, unless some kind person is driving back in the London direction same night I won't be able to attend this concert.

Peter

Wonderful news! I'll probably be going to this.

Where do we buy tickets from? Can't find anything on the website at all.

Yes, its a fairly useless site. The INTRODUCTION page does have an email address. You could try emailing them.

Tickets are now available from Ticket Web ...

Rob

Ticket purchased. Thanks Rob.

No problems... :-)

Do you fancy reviewing it for the Metamatic Website?

Rob

GULP! I'll give it a go. Although I'm no Birdsong

Go on there, give it a go. We will all be grateful for the review!

H

A million thank in advance...

Rob

I've just booked my ticket.

Let me know if anyone wants to meet up.

Brian

Thank goodness for that. One of me is more than enough for anyone.

I appreciate the compliment though - too kind.

I hope you enjoy the show and look forward to reading about it.
Regrettably it has proved beyond my means and time to get to this presentation.

Given the eloquent description, it sounds like it deserves a professional recording of the event.

I don't know the TV scene in the UK. Does the BBC (or whoever) do arts/music programs? Perhaps they can be prodded into recording it for broadcast. Next best alternative would be to bring out a video on DVD.

Absolutely not, Martin. Your reviews etc are of a very high standard for anyone to come up to par with. As soon as Rob mentioned doing a review I immediately thought of you.

It's a shame you can't be there. I would happily hand the baton back to you.

Still, the only pressure is the pressure I put on myself, & I've never ducked a challenge, so all I need to find is my quill, parchment paper, ink & blotter, then I'll be on my way after I've put WD40 on my Pennyfarthing.

I make notes at the gigs I go to in a series of notebooks for which I now have a modest reputation.

I use those red-and-white 'value' notebooks from ASDA - grand sum of 19 PENCE each!!!
One of those little things that is so unbelievably naff its actually quite cool...

My brother's seen posters for this event in various locations around Durham (he's a student there). He sent me a picture - not sure how to post it here. John's name is very prominently displayed .

The performance has also got some internal publicity. My brother has his own show on the Durham student radio station, and he's been promoting it heavily, along with some tasters of John's music. Here's hoping that it has the desired effect...

There also seems to be an official short promo video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSOjkPbemes

Excellent - thanks for posting this!!

Does anyone else use Miro?

Look forward to seeing the posters...

You'll need to put it up somewhere and then use the IMAGE tag to include a link to it here.

I'd love to see it. I would be nice if they were for sale too, say from Townsend. (hint, hint)
I imagine we'll find out how well it worked soon enough.

I'm looking forward to seeing the posters too. Yes, it would be great if we could buy them.

I like this video very much.

My first post here... and I have to say that the gig in Durham was very special indeed.